Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29

HUMORIST AND EDITOR.
Bill Nye Tries to Touch the Humorous
Chords of the Venerable Mr. Dana.
Inst hafora Mr. Charles A Dana hied


fantry and artillery did him the honor
to interview him in the San office. He
is q pleasant man to meet. He belongs
to the old kindergarten shool OF humor.
His literary habits are simple and his
methods of work unostentatious
Mr.. Dana rises previous to taking
his breakfast, and, inserting himself
into a pair of heavy-set pantaloons OF
his own design, he gradually adds
other articles OF clothing to these until
he is dressed for the day. His day 5
work practically begins at the break
fast table. whore he peruscs the other
morning papers and in his mind marks
ont n plan of distortion relative to the
attitude taken by the press generally.
After breakfast he takes n car TO the
Office, but, much to tho surprise of
every one. returns it to the owner as
soon as he is through with it.
When not actually engaged in his
office or making up the forms, Mr..
Dana loves to mingle in the mad whirl
and maelstrom of the social world.
Hardly day passes that he does not
put on his other coat and go out 10 dine
with Verltas. or p. b. Publico. or Old
Observer, who frequently writes for his
paper. And thus are his declining
years frightened up by the adulation
Of our greatest minds.
During the heated term he frequent
ly takes small bar of soup. and leav-
ing the blistering pavements of the
great, struggling city behind him, fees
away to the sheltering arms OF the
booming and billowy sea, where he
meets many old subscribers who asks
him to stop their paper. The report
that Mr.. Dana said he left his paper
and went down TO the sea because he
liked to be near something that was
booming proves to have been u cauard.
whatever that is, for he Indignantly
told me that he never made use of the
expression.
Mr.. Dana's hearing Is little impair
ed, but his mind is just as subtle and
buoyant as ever it was. His memory
is inordinately active as is sometimes
the case with men we'll advanced in
years, tHtDliuS iilll ipt oulN W lttdli
readily what has actually occurred dur
ing his lifetime, but great many
things that have not
A call on Mr.. Dana Is rather moro
satisfactory than one made at the office
of other morning papers, because one is
not disturbed by people who have busi-
ness with the paper.
you are still connected with a
newspaper. are you not. Mr., Dana ?" l
inquired.
"Eh p
you are still connected with
newspaper, are you not Mr.. Dana ?" |
asked, raising my voice.
ooh, yes, have always been con-
necred with newspapers. For years /
wrote over the nom de plume of Cad
my initials run together in lower caSc.'
''And YOU still do write, do younot?"
"Sr p''
"You st Il do write say"
"Well, try to, but a man who is
20 ng to do right ought to begin early
in LIE, and then it will not be so diff
cult as il is to experiment with it at my
age"
mo, you do not understand me.
enquired if you still write pieces for
the paper
Yes, yes, of course, | still write for
my own paper
"And does the paper print what you
write ?''
Eyes. mostly. Some days the cat
gets hold of it, but all those humorous
editorials about prominent people who
are dead or gone to Europe are nine
"Then you are fond of humor, are
you Mr.. Dana ?'
"Yes, ] like bumor very much when
It is explained to me, but believe that
| enjoy taking my cat with me and
prancing over great mans grave bet
ter thah anything else. 1t is funny
and it is perfectly safe. Owning pa
per, in a measure. as | do, can get !
things printed as humorous which
other papers might object to.
II just heard of an accident up on
Mott street that you might make n
funny paragraph OF. A Cminaman fell |
down two flights of stairs this morning
and fractured himself just above the
opium joint.
81 beg pardon.
81 say that Chinaman fell down
two flights of stairs to-day on Mott
street and shattered himself just above
the opium joint The man is dead.
and so it would be right in your
line. "
II knew; but why should you refer
to the opium joint as though il was a
part of the Chinaman? An opium joint
Is not part of man 1t is place.
1t is locality. 1t should not be con-
fused with anatomy. can't do any
hing with II myself, but if you will
write 1t out and sign your name to IL I
,an comment on II adversely and claim
hat you are opposed to people who
all downstairs, especially fore gners.
md that you are trying to hold them
lp TO ridicule. That is what | call fun.
My humor is different from ANYTHING
,lse in that line. deal in what may
be called the strabismus style of humor.
always thought that was a mighty
good thing abotss When is little
logs tail like doorp' and the answer
$. When it is ajar."
But little dogs tail is never q jar.
You have got two Jokes mixed up.
You are thinking of When is L.. little
logs tail not little dogs tail9' aud',he
inswer is, When Il IS q waggir'.' The.
ioor joke is entirely different. The two
ire not contemporaneous There are at